Hola Mexico Film Festival presents: Zoé: Panoramas, a film by Rodrigo Guardiola and Gabriel Cruz Rivas
Thursday, February 1st, 2018, 7:30 pm
Alamo Drafthouse Mueller
1911 Aldrich Street, Suite 120, Austin, TX 78723
Synopsis: A unique and introspective look inside one of Latin America's top alternative-rock music acts. The film takes you on a contemplative and audio/visual journey through one of the band’s decisive years. PANORAMAS is a Cinéma Vérité style portrait of Zoé. A film crew follows the band during a two year period to capture the band’s longest international tour and their first big shot at becoming known outside their home country México.
Cine Las Americas International Film Festival co-presents this program in partnership with the Hola Mexico Film Festival.
Austin Film Society presents: Brimstone & Glory, directed by Viktor Jakovleski
Sunday, January 7th, 2018, 6:00 PM
Wednesday, January 10th, 2018, 7:30 PM
AFS Cinema
6406 N I-35 Suite 3100, Austin, TX 78752
Synopsis: In the small Mexican town of Tultepec there is a single industry, the manufacture of fireworks, a sometimes dangerous business. This gorgeous new doc shows us the town’s preparation for, and celebration of, its yearly pyrotechnics fest.
Presented in Partnership with Cine Las Americas
Chavela, a film by Catherine Gund & Daresha Kyi
Theatrical run opening Weds. 11/22/17
AFS Cinema
6406 N I-35 Suite 3100 Austin, TX 78752
Synopsis: Through its lyrical structure, CHAVELA takes viewers on an evocative, thought-provoking journey through the iconoclastic life of game-changing Mexican musician Chavela Vargas.
Sponsored by Cine Las Americas
Historias de Mexico
Five short films presented in English or with English Subtitles
Titles: Towards the Sun (UK, 20 min), These Colors Don’t Run (USA, 10 min), El Almuerzo (USA, 16 min), We Need to Talk (Mexico, 8 min), Between Us (Mexico, 25 min) [more info]
Sunday, October 29th, 2017, 8:30pm
Galaxy Highland
6700 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX 78752
Monday, October 30th, 2017 4:00pm
Alamo Drafthouse Village
2700 W Anderson Ln, Austin, TX 78757
Cine Las Americas International Film Festival co-presents this program in partnership with the Austin Film Festival.
El Sueño del Mara’akame (Mara'akame's Dream), a film by Federico Cecchetti
Wednesday, October 25th, 2017, 7:00pm
Sunday, October 29th, 2017, 11:00am
Violet Crown Cinema
434 W 2nd Street, Austin, TX 78701
Tel: (512) 495-9600
Synopsis: Nieri is a young Huichol Indian whose dream is to travel with his band to play a concert in Mexico City. But his father is a Mara’akame (Huichol Shaman) and has different plans for his son. Winner, 2017 Ariel Awards for Best First Feature Film and Best Original Score.
CineNoche is a film series presented in partnership with Violet Crown Cinema.
